Restoration of the Sterling Opera House will provide the
City of Derby with much-needed municipal office space and the Lower Naugatuck Valley with
a civic center for the region.

The Sterling will constitute a vital component of revitalization of
downtown Derby and will help stimulate economic growth in the region. The opera house will
provide a venue for the performing arts and for the events that bind a community together.

Envisioned for the Sterlings future are performances by community
and childrens theater groups, recitals and film festivals, lectures, debates, city
meetings, civic conferences and business gatherings.

The
cultural center will serve Derby and the surrounding Valley communities of Ansonia, Beacon
Falls, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton. Together, these towns and cities constitute a unique
culture that is the Valley Can area occupying 100 square miles and serving a population
of 94,000.

Proposed is a commitment to restoration by a partnership of the City of
Derby, the Olde Birmingham Business Association and the Sterling Opera House Foundation.